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The parents will sign and notarize a short-term guardianship agreement. Only one parent's signature is needed if the other parent is deceased, unknown, has no legal rights, or has had their parental rights terminated; AND. If the child is 14 or older, the child will sign the agreement.

Have two adults sign the Designation of Standby Guardian form, as witnesses. These two adults must be different from the people named as standby guardian(s). File the Petition for Appointment of a Standby Guardian form along with the Designation of Standby Guardian form in either Surrogate Court or Family Court.

In many cases, temporary guardianship can be obtained without going to court. This is usually done through a power of attorney agreement between the parents and the guardian. A power of attorney legally authorizes the temporary guardian to make healthcare and legal decisions on behalf of the minor.

A court appointed guardian for a child has the same power to make decisions for the child as a parent would. The guardianship will typically last until the child is 18 or 21 years old, depending on the circumstances of the case and which court granted guardianship, Surrogate Court or Family Court.

Custody orders are often considered to be more permanent solutions to childcare issues, while guardianship may last a lifetime, but also has the opportunity to be temporary.

The guardianship process for an Ohio resident is started by filing an application in the Probate Court of the county where the proposed ward resides. Unless certain conditions have been met, the proposed ward must have been a resident of Ohio for six months prior to the filing of the application.